Public Information Statement (Text)

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PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-08
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
145 PM EST DAY FEB 20 2009
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: FORMAT CHANGE TO THE MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER
SUMMARY PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009
EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009 THE TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY /TWS/
PRODUCT...PROVIDING A SUMMARY OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONES FOR THE
PRECEDING MONTH IN THE HURRICANE SEASON...WILL CHANGE FROM A
NARRATIVE TO A MAINLY TABULAR FORMAT.
THE COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS FOR THE AFFECTED PRODUCTS:
HURRICANE BASIN AWIPS ID WMO HEADING
ATLANTIC ABNT30 KNHC TWSAT
EASTERN PACIFIC APBZ30 KNHC TWSEP
CENTRAL PACIFIC ACPN60 PHFO TWSCP
THE TWS HAS TRADITIONALLY CONTAINED A NARRATIVE SUMMARY OF THE
LIFE CYCLE OF EACH TROPICAL CYLONE OCCURRING DURING THE
PRECEDING MONTH FOR USERS WITH HISTORICAL OR CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
NEEDS. HOWEVER BECAUSE POST-STORM ANALYSIS IS RARELY COMPLETE BY
THE END OF THE MONTH...TWS PRODUCTS CAN USUALLY ONLY PROVIDE
WEATHER INFORMATION ALREADY CONTAINED IN REAL-TIME OPERATIONAL
PRODUCTS. ACCURATE INFORMATION ON IMPACTS IS ALSO GENERALLY
UNAVAILABLE AT THE NORMAL TWS ISSUANCE TIMES.
BEGINNING IN 2009 THE TWS WILL CONTAIN A TABLE OF BASIC
METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS...SUCH AS THE DATES OF OCCURRENCE AND
ESTIMATED PEAK INTENSITY...FOR ALL OF THE SEASON/S TROPICAL
CYCLONES TO DATE. NARRATIVE SUMMARIES FOR INDIVIDUAL CYCLONES
WILL NO LONGER BE INCLUDED...ALTHOUGH BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS FOR
RECORDS OF INTEREST MAY BE PROVIDED.
AN EXAMPLE OF THE TWS PRODUCT FOR 2009 IS PROVIDED ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TWS_EXAMPLE.SHTML
USERS REQUIRING COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON EACH TROPICAL
CYCLONE...INCLUDING SYNOPTIC HISTORY...METEOROLOGICAL
STATISTICS...CASUALTIES AND DAMAGES...AND THE POST-ANALYSIS BEST
TRACK /SIX-HOURLY POSITIONS AND INTENSITIES/...ARE ENCOURAGED TO
CONSULT THE END OF SEASON TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORTS:
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORTS FOR 2008 IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN ARE
PROVIDED ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/2008ATLAN.SHTML
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORTS FOR 2008 IN THE EAST PACIFIC BASIN
ARE PROVIDED ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/2008EPAC.SHTML
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORTS FOR 2008 IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC
HURRICANE BASIN ARE PROVIDED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CPHC/SUMMARIES
THE NHC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS
CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN...NORTH OF THE
EQUATOR AND EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.
THE CPHC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS
CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR THE PACIFIC OCEAN
NORTH OF THE EQUATOR FROM 140 DEGREES WEST TO 180 DEGREES WEST
LONGITUDE.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JAMES FRANKLIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
11691 S.W. 17TH STREET
MIAMI FLORIDA 33165
PHONE: 305-229-4475
RAYMOND TANABE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER
2525 CORREA ROAD SUITE 250
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96822
PHONE: 808-973-5275
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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